puolesta
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuo̯lestɑ/, [ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -uolestɑ
- Syllabification(key): puo‧les‧ta
Postposition
puolesta (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)
- on behalf of, for
- Minun pitää käydä kaupassa äidin puolesta.
- I need to go to the shop for my mom.
- Kaikkien läsnäolevien puolesta...
- On behalf of everyone present...
- in favor of, for, pro
- Oletko ehdotuksen puolesta vai sitä vastaan?
- Are you for or against the proposition?
- Äänestätkö minun puolestani vai minua vastaan?
- Are you going to vote for me or against me?
Usage notes
If the head word is a personal pronoun, puolesta requires a possessive suffix. The personal pronoun may be omitted in the first and second person, in which case the person is only indicated by the possessive suffix.
Inflection
| Personal/possessive forms of puolesta | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | puolesta | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | puolestani | puolestamme |
| 2nd person | puolestasi | puolestanne |
| 3rd person | puolestaan puolestansa | |
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “in favor of”): vastaan
Further reading
- “puolesta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
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